# nagel
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch nāgel, from Old Dutch *nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaː.ɣəl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: na‧gel
* Rhymes: -aːɣəl

### Noun

nagel m (plural nagels, diminutive nageltje n)
* a nail (on the fingers or toes)
    De tijgerin sloeg haar nagels uit.The tigress drew out her nails.
* a nail, a spike-shaped, usually metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials
    Synonym: spijker
    Het fotolijstje hangt aan een nagel.The picture frame is hanging on a nail.

#### Derived terms

* dwangnagel
* klinknagel
* nagel aan zijn doodskist
* nagelen
* nagelknipper
* nagellak
* nagelschaar
* nagelvijl
* nijnagel
* siernagel
* stroopnagel
* teennagel
* vingernagel

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: nael
* Berbice Creole Dutch: nanggli
* → Caribbean Hindustani: nakkhun
* → Sranan Tongo: nangra
** → Aukan: nangaa

### Anagrams

* algen, angel, lagen, lange

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaːɡl̩/, /ˈnaːɡəl/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

nagel
* inflection of nageln:
** first-person singular present
** singular imperative

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch *nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.

### Noun

nāgel m
* A nail (hard part of fingers and toes)
* A nail (metal spike)
* A clove (spice).

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

#### Descendants

* Dutch: nagel
** Afrikaans: nael
** Berbice Creole Dutch: nanggli
** → Caribbean Hindustani: nakkhun
** → Sranan Tongo: nangra
*** → Aukan: nangaa
* Limburgish: nagel

### Further reading

* “naghel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nagel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

## Middle High German
### Alternative forms

* nail, nāl, negel, neil

### Etymology

From Old High German nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (before 13th CE) /ˈnaɡəl/

### Noun

nagel m
* A nail, pin, peg (wooden or metal spike used for fastening) [from 8th c.]
* (anatomy) A nail [from 9th c.]
* (cooking) A clove (spice).
    Synonyms: negelkīn, negellīn
* A knot (blemish in wood caused by branch growth)
    Synonym: knorre
* Conjunctivitis (an infection of the eye)

#### Descendants

* Bavarian: Någl
    Cimbrian: naaghel
    Mòcheno: nagel
* Central Franconian: Nohl, Nähl, Näl, Nääl, Nahl, Nagel
    Hunsrik: Naaghel
    Luxembourgish: Nol
* German: Nagel
** → Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)
* Alemannic German: Nagel
* Yiddish: נאָגל (nogl), נאגיל (nogil) (Middle Yiddish, attested in Shemot Devarim)

### Further reading

* "nagel" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
* Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Nagel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

## Mòcheno
### Etymology

From Middle High German nagel, from Old High German nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (“nail”).
Cognate with German Nagel, English nail. Compare other languages that derive "carnation" from the word for "nail" (often a diminutive): Alemannic German Nägeli, Catalan clavell, Hebrew ציפורן (tsipóren), Hungarian szegfű.

### Noun

nagel m
* A carnation.

### References

* “nagel” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *naglъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nàːɡəʋ/

### Adjective

nágəł (comparative náglejši, superlative nȁjnáglejši)
* fast

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “nagel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑːɡɛl/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

nagel c
* (anatomy) a nail
    Jag ville träffa spiken med hammaren, men jag träffade nageln iställetI wanted to hit the nail with the hammer, but I hit my nail instead
* a pin, a treenail, a rivet (type of rivet, especially in boat-building)

#### Usage notes

A nail you hit with a hammer is a spik.

#### Derived terms

* dragnagel
* nagel i ögat
* nagelbiten
* Nagelfar
* nagelfara
* nagellack
* nagelsax
* nageltrång
* nagla
* tumnagel
* varnagel

#### See also

* finger
* manikyr
* tå

### References

* nagel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* nagel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nagel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* Engla, algen, galen, galne, lagen, legan

## West Frisian
### Etymology

Cognate with Dutch nagel, English nail, German Nagel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaːɡəl/

### Noun

nagel c (plural nagels, diminutive nageltsje)
* clove
* lilac

#### Further reading

* “nagel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011